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[email protected]Team Co-Ordinator - Speech and Language Therapy
Accepting applications until: 09-Aug-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 09-Aug-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Levenshulme Health Centre
- Cyfeiriad
- Dunstable Street
- Tref
- Levenshulme
- Cod post
- M19 3BX
- Major / Minor Region
- Manchester
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata)
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Speech and Language Therapy
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Are you a paediatric Speech and Language Therapist ready to help shape how a mainstream schools SLT service is delivered?
This role sits at the interface between clinical practice and service delivery. Using your clinical knowledge, you'll help make decisions about how we organise, prioritise and deliver provision across care pathways and clinical teams.
You'll play a key part in workforce planning & management, growing the team, in shaping how clinical time is structured across the service, and in our relationships with schools and commissioners — making sure provision is built around what children and settings need.
We're looking for someone who knows paediatric SLT well, who enjoys solving complex problems, and who wants to influence the wider picture while staying connected to clinical work. You'll bring sound judgement, the confidence to work across teams and organisations, and an interest in how strong, sustainable services are built.
You'll work closely with experienced clinical and operational leads, with strong support as you settle in, joining a forward-thinking team that invests in development and innovation and offers real scope to lead.
If you want a role that keeps you close to clinical work while shaping the bigger picture, we'd love to hear from you.
Advert
You would be responsible for the management of the Schools Team including the Traded offer. The traded offer is with a variety of stake holders including the Local Education Authority, Manchester City Council and Ad hoc requests. This roles includes organisational responsibilities which include coordination of timetables.
You would also be involved in recruitment, service development and providing support to the team. You would also manage sickness and absence in line with MFT policy.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe – a great place to shape your career.
With a workforce of over 30,000 colleagues, we work together to deliver exceptional care to more than 1 million people every year.
Behind every patient cared for are people like you - keeping services running smoothly, supporting clinical teams, and helping create safe, welcoming environments for patients and our people alike.
At MFT, we believe in the power of teamwork, respect, and inclusion. Our People Plan reflects our commitment to making MFT a place where everyone feels they belong, where your ideas are heard, and your contribution is truly valued. Join us and work smarter with our digital technology and thrive in a collaborative culture that empowers you to deliver your best to ensure that your work behind the scenes creates seamless, high-quality care and exceptional patient outcomes.
Whether you're just starting out or looking to grow, we offer clear pathways for development and a culture that supports your wellbeing, ambition, and success. Everything you do makes a real difference to the lives of others.
At MFT, your role matters, your impact is real, and you’re part of something bigger from day one.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
IMPORTANT CANDIDATE INFORMATION
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Documents to download’ heading.
Explore ‘Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place’
To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place. This welcoming one‑stop hub gives you a real sense of who we are, what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. You’ll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply.
To access ‘Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place’, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the ‘Documents to download’ heading and once opened, you can either scan QR code or click on the link provided.
Closing vacancy listings early
We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application
Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU, for our patients, our communities, and each other.
As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application, especially personal statements and responses to role specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.
Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone.
What is a DBS Check?
A DBS check is a background check that reveals any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings. The level of check required depends on the role:
Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings.
Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role.
Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the children’s and/or adults’ barred lists.
Who Needs a DBS Check
Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role.
The Costs for a DBS
At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred.
For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december
DBS Update Service
Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Accredited degree or equivalent Certificate to Practice (SLT)
- • Registered with HCPC(Health Care Professionals Council)
- • Evidence of completion of highly specialist short courses, other postgraduate training or relevant Master’s degree
Meini prawf dymunol
- RCSLT member
- Specialist Interest group
- Leadership course
Skills and Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Theoretical knowledge of SLCN
- Children and Family Act 2014
- Knowledge of assessment and therapy techniques
- Caseload management
- Delivering training
- Understanding multi-ethnic communities
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of SLCN in Specialist area/MDT working
- Trainign SLTs and others
- Demonstration of working in leadership role
- supporting less experienced staff
Personal attributes
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Excellent written and oral language skills
- Excllent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Prioritisation and time management
- Negotiation and problem solving
- Analytical and reflection skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Maryam Fokken
- Teitl y swydd
- Team Co-ordinator
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01614706770
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